Suffragan Bishop of West Texas

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assistant bishop episcopal office suffragan bishop

The Suffragan Bishop of West Texas is an assisting bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas who supports the diocesan bishop in pastoral, administrative, and liturgical leadership across the region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Assistant Bishop of West Texas	1
Bishop of West Texas	1
Suffragan Bishop of West Texas canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4740836 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Suffragan Bishop of West Texas
Context triple: [Episcopal Diocese of West Texas, hasBishop, Suffragan Bishop of West Texas]

A. Diocesan Bishop of West Texas
The Diocesan Bishop of West Texas is the chief ecclesiastical and administrative leader of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas within the Episcopal Church.
B. Bishop of Dallas
The Bishop of Dallas is the chief ecclesiastical leader overseeing the Episcopal Church’s diocesan activities, clergy, and congregations in the Dallas region.
C. Bishop of Oklahoma
The Bishop of Oklahoma is the chief ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma, overseeing its congregations, clergy, and ministries within the Episcopal Church.
D. Bishop of the Rio Grande
The Bishop of the Rio Grande is the chief ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande, overseeing its congregations and clergy across the region.
E. Bishop of Arizona
The Bishop of Arizona is the chief ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Arizona, overseeing its congregations, clergy, and ministries within the state.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Suffragan Bishop of West Texas
Target entity description: The Suffragan Bishop of West Texas is an assisting bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas who supports the diocesan bishop in pastoral, administrative, and liturgical leadership across the region.

A. Diocesan Bishop of West Texas
The Diocesan Bishop of West Texas is the chief ecclesiastical and administrative leader of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas within the Episcopal Church.
B. Bishop of Dallas
The Bishop of Dallas is the chief ecclesiastical leader overseeing the Episcopal Church’s diocesan activities, clergy, and congregations in the Dallas region.
C. Bishop of Oklahoma
The Bishop of Oklahoma is the chief ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma, overseeing its congregations, clergy, and ministries within the Episcopal Church.
D. Bishop of the Rio Grande
The Bishop of the Rio Grande is the chief ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande, overseeing its congregations and clergy across the region.
E. Bishop of Arizona
The Bishop of Arizona is the chief ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Arizona, overseeing its congregations, clergy, and ministries within the state.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	assistant bishop ⓘ episcopal office ⓘ suffragan bishop ⓘ
appointedBy	Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas ⓘ linked to: Diocesan Convention of West Texas
canonsGoverningOffice	Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ canons of the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas ⓘ
churchBody	Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: Episcopal Church
churchProvince	Province VII of the Episcopal Church ⓘ linked to: Province VII of the Episcopal Church (United States)
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
diocesanBishopAssisted	Bishop of West Texas ⓘ linked to: Suffragan Bishop of West Texas
diocesanHeadquarters	San Antonio, Texas ⓘ
ecclesiasticalRank	bishop ⓘ
jurisdiction	Episcopal Diocese of West Texas ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	English ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Anglican ⓘ
locatedIn	Province VII of the Episcopal Church ⓘ linked to: Province VII of the Episcopal Church (United States)
mayStyleAs	The Right Reverend ⓘ
ministryFocus	confirmation and visitation schedule management ⓘ support for clergy ⓘ support for congregations ⓘ
notIdenticalTo	coadjutor Bishop of West Texas ⓘ diocesan Bishop of West Texas ⓘ
ordinationRequired	episcopal consecration ⓘ
partOf	Episcopal Diocese of West Texas ⓘ
regionServed	Hill Country of Texas ⓘ Rio Grande Valley of Texas ⓘ linked to: Rio Grande valley South Texas ⓘ
religiousDenomination	Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ linked to: Episcopal Church
reportsTo	Bishop of West Texas ⓘ linked to: Diocesan Bishop of West Texas
requiresConsentFrom	Standing Committees of the Episcopal Church ⓘ linked to: Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) bishops of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
responsibility	confirm and receive members ⓘ ordain deacons and priests when authorized ⓘ represent the diocese at churchwide events when delegated ⓘ share in diocesan governance ⓘ support the diocesan bishop of West Texas ⓘ visit congregations in the Diocese of West Texas ⓘ
retirementAgeGuideline	as set by the Episcopal Church canons ⓘ
role	administrative leadership ⓘ assisting bishop ⓘ liturgical leadership ⓘ pastoral leadership ⓘ
seatLocatedAt	San Antonio, Texas ⓘ
selectionMethod	election by diocesan convention ⓘ
subtypeOf	Anglican suffragan bishop ⓘ
termType	usually until retirement ⓘ
vesture	crosier ⓘ episcopal rochet and chimere ⓘ mitre ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Episcopal Diocese of West Texas → hasBishop → Suffragan Bishop of West Texas ⓘ

Episcopal Diocese of West Texas → hasBishop → Assistant Bishop of West Texas ⓘ

linked to: Suffragan Bishop of West Texas

Suffragan Bishop of West Texas → diocesanBishopAssisted → Bishop of West Texas ⓘ